https://github.com/yurenchen000/terminator-hints-plugin

KittyHints-like feature for Terminator
https://github.com/yurenchen000/terminator-hints-plugin

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KittyHints-like feature for Terminator

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/yurenchen000/terminator-hints-plugin
• Owner: yurenchen000
• Created: 2022-11-22T15:45:31.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-16T18:29:26.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-18T16:31:05.915Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: hints, kitty-hints, terminator, terminator-plugin, terminator-terminal
• Language: Python
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• Size: 35.2 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Terminator Hints Plugin

A Terminator Plugin implement  

[Kitty Hints][kitty]-like feature for [gnome-terminator][terminator]

[kitty]:https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/kittens/hints/

[terminator]:https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator/issues/669

Repo: https://github.com/yurenchen000/terminator-hints-plugin

## requirements

only tested with terminator 2.1.1+, on ubuntu 22 lts

## Install

1. Copy MyHints.py to ~/.config/terminator/plugins/

2. Terminator Preferences > Plugins: enable MyHints

## Usage

by default, press `Ctrl+Shift+P` (override `go_prev` shortcut action), then press

- `p`: match path (default)

- `n`: match file:line

- `l`: match whole line

- `h`: match hex

- `d`: match dec

- `i`: match ip[:port]

- `u`: match url

- `w`: match word

then press the key to input highlight strings. or 

- `ESC` to giveup

Tips: hesitate choice: hold to highlight, then press another key can change choice (last key up is final choice)  

Tips: same items use same select key  

Note: behavor not exactly the same as kitty-hints

## screenshot & use case

[terminator_hints3.webm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8458213/201852859-2e9f5a76-40b3-4859-bc52-33b75099be17.webm)

pick line  

[hints_1_line_3.webm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8458213/205634937-eafc3fe0-ac91-4a43-a68d-4bdc2a1f30d7.webm)

pick word  

[hints_2_word.webm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8458213/205635190-50ee1654-fea4-40d5-8317-c4e68099cabd.webm)

pick pid  

[hints_3_pid.webm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8458213/205635298-b394c7b7-05ac-4c54-bbbf-3c1bcbfe8dff.webm)

pick ipaddr & hesitate choice  

[hints_4_ip_hesitate_choice.webm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8458213/205635361-ae75161a-ee37-4680-bad7-9ad8e28706c0.webm)

kind change  

[hints_5_kind_change_2.webm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8458213/205635441-9d6cba03-3f8d-43b5-87b4-7ab5cf9f27ed.webm)

## thanks to 

- [kitty terminal emulator](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty)  

  // pioneering solution to avoid mouse interrupt

- [terminator-editor-plugin](https://github.com/mchelem/terminator-editor-plugin)  

  // the inspect way to get_terminal in plugin